Strangely enough, I’ve never had a problem with it. But I don’t do any spraying in the height of summer. The heat and humidity are too much to handle.
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Rattle Can Refinish Club
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Strangely enough, I’ve never had a problem with it. But I don’t do any spraying in the height of summer. The heat and humidity are too much to handle.
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Waiting on some knobs for this one, but other than that, it’s done. Squier Pino clone, refinished with Rustoleum 2X Matte Poppy Red and Rustoleum 2X satin clear.
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Put this one back together today. Squier P in matte Mandarin Orange with replacement aged pearl guard.
Hi guys, I picked up a MIM P last week for a great price off of CL. Upon further inspection of the original photos, I could tell the finish wasn't original (I am a detective). Further sleuthing of the S/N indicated the original color/finish as sunburst brown, which appears to be this color:
Now, why someone would paint over this color is unclear to me. In an unlikely scenario, I'm thinking of any home flipping show where the owners rip up the old carpet to reveal hardwood underneath. Is it even possible something like that could happen with my bass? Strip the old black paint to reveal the original finish? Or is that finish a goner?
I'm pretty happy with the bass as is, and from far away, the imperfections below aren't noticeable. But I'm curious as to what you paint pros think.
Now, why someone would paint over this color is unclear to me. In an unlikely scenario, I'm thinking of any home flipping show where the owners rip up the old carpet to reveal hardwood underneath. Is it even possible something like that could happen with my bass? Strip the old black paint to reveal the original finish? Or is that finish a goner?
I'm pretty happy with the bass as is, and from far away, the imperfections below aren't noticeable. But I'm curious as to what you paint pros think.
It’s certainly possible, but it depends on how the new finish was applied. If they just sprayed over the existing finish, you could try sanding the black off until you reach the original clear coat, then go through the standard polishing/buffing procedure.
Thats about what a bad rattlecan job looks like without any level sanding. If the original finish was poly, you may be able to strip back to it. You'll still have to wetsand and buff it back to polish. Honestly, might be easier to buy a pre-painted generic body off ebay, not much (any) collector value in an MIM body.
Good idea. I may try under the pick guard to see how it looks. PS, as a new viewer of this thread, @friskinator, your guitars are incredible. I have no handy skill like that, but part of me wants to try. Thanks for sharing!
I'm shallow; I'm more interested in making the bass beautiful rather than increasing collector value. I'm dicking around with a DAW and recording this morning and I am falling for the sounds it's making. To be honest, it's more about curiosity to see the original color than anything else. If I sand a bit and it doesn't work, then I'll just leave it.
Thanks, I appreciate it! If you don’t like what you find once you try sanding the black off, you could always try doing an easy new color. If you stick to a paint/primer in one and take your time, you can get a good result. I recommend the Krylon Colornaxx or Fusion cans. You don’t even have to do any sanding if you do a satin or matte clear coat. Good luck!
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The one on the right is my first rattlecan sunburst. Takes a bit of getting used to after always having access to a fully equipped workshop spraybooth and industrial compressor and pro paintguns! Kind of like pushing the Ferrari into the river and driving home in a dumptruck...
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The one on the right is my first rattlecan sunburst. Takes a bit of getting used to after always having access to a fully equipped workshop spraybooth and industrial compressor and pro paintguns! Kind of like pushing the Ferrari into the river and driving home in a dumptruck...
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I think some factories actually put a template of the body (but smaller ) a few inches from the body to be finished and spray the body that way. the spray from the can works its way around the template creating that "soft edge" in an even manner. Hope that makes sense.
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Nice job on the 3TSB - post pic's once it's final sanded and buffed-out
Sorry JIO, the pics were in the wrong order. SO the sunburst bass is the bass that the sprayjob progress pics are of. I didn't buff it - I just wet-sanded it out to 1200 and then hand-polished it with car polish to give it a more worn-in look - but that was four, maybe five months ago now so it's pretty hard, so I think I will hit it with the buffer and finishing polish because I think it will come up nice if it's really glossy! Standby...
